Polypropylene Fibers in Cement Mixes:tips for Right Use
November 18, 2009 by
Filed under fiber cement siding
The following info pertains to usual monofilament or fibrillated polypropylene fibers (not the structural ones).
Use polypropylene fibers….
1) For the reduction of plastic shrinkage cracks. This phenomenon evolves mainly during the first 6 hours after concrete or mortar casting.
2) For the reduction of plastic settlement cracks (evolving mainly the first 3 hours).
3) As a secondary, triaxial reinforcement [...]